Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 33

Sanskrit:

एवं करुणभाषिण्या विलपन्त्या अनाथवत् ।व्याघ्र: पशुमिवाखादत् सौदास: शापमोहित: ॥ ३३ ॥

ITRANS:

evaṁ karuṇa-bhāṣiṇyāvilapantyā anāthavatvyāghraḥ paśum ivākhādatsaudāsaḥ śāpa-mohitaḥ

Translation:

Being condemned by the curse of Vasiṣṭha, King Saudāsa devoured the brāhmaṇa, exactly as a tiger eats its prey. Even though the brāhmaṇa’s wife spoke so pitiably, Saudāsa was unmoved by her lamentation.

Purport:

This is an example of destiny. King Saudāsa was condemned by the curse of Vasiṣṭha, and therefore even though he was well qualified he could not restrain himself from becoming a tigerlike Rākṣasa, for this was his destiny. Tal labhyate duḥkhavad anyataḥ sukham (Bhāg. 1.5.18). As one is put into distress by destiny, destiny can also put one in a happy situation. Destiny is extremely strong, but one can change destiny if one comes to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Karmāṇi nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhājām (Brahma-samhitā 5.54).